Paraguard Death

[curtcherry]

Wondering if anyone has had trouble using Paraguard. I have had two tangs succumb in QT this week. Both were 2-2.5 inches. Bought them from the LFS. The first one, which was the largest of the two, I treated with a full dose of 10 ml in a 20 gallon tank. It didn't make it through the night (treated it around 5 pm). The replacement, I treated on the first day with 1/2 a dose of 5ml in 20 gallons. The second day I treated with full dose of 10 ml in 20 gallons. It didn't make it 8 hours after treating it around 6 am. I know these fish had ich as I could see it. Now I am wondering just how much or what else they had. I know the salinity at the LFS was 1.021, which I matched in my QT.. Wondering just how much stuff the LFS was trying to fight off.

Thoughts?

 

[marleesan]

i've used paraguard multiple times and have never had any issues

 

[Deinonych]

Hard to say whether it was the Paraguard or something else. FWIW, Paraguard isn't a good option for ich, as it's basically "designer formalin" (it's glutaraldehyde + malachite green). It might be good as a dip or possibly against Brooklynella, but there are better options for treating ich (I prefer TTM myself).

 

[curtcherry]

I am probably going TTM as well. Seems easier without chemicals.

 

[Dmorty217]

With the fish dying so quickly I would suspect velvet and not ich. TTM will do nothing for velvet

 

[snorvich]

Hard to say whether it was the Paraguard or something else. FWIW, Paraguard isn't a good option for ich, as it's basically "designer formalin" (it's glutaraldehyde + malachite green). It might be good as a dip or possibly against Brooklynella, but there are better options for treating ich (I prefer TTM myself).

This.

 

[microlady]

Fishvet 37% formalin is a better dip than Paraguard IMO for velvet and Brook, and TTM is easy and very effective for ich.

 

[snorvich]

Fishvet 37% formalin is a better dip than Paraguard IMO for velvet and Brook, and TTM is easy and very effective for ich.

What she said.